Blood Purification Apparatus Automatic Setting Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Blood purification apparatuses with large-capacity or special treatment requirements complicate the operation process, increasing the number of steps for operators and reducing ease of use.

Innovation Solution

A blood purification apparatus and system that includes a registering device to pre-register treatment conditions and operational settings based on the performance, characteristics, or function of the blood purifier, and a changing device to adjust these settings accordingly, along with a display for input and recommendation of optimal settings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If special treatment conditions and operational settings are manually configured for each blood purifier, then the blood purification treatment can be optimized for specific purifier performance, but the number of operator steps increases and ease of operation decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetreatment optimizationVSAvoidoperator convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically configuring treatment conditions and operational settings based on the blood purifier's performance characteristics before the treatment begins. The control device reads the purifier's identification information and automatically sets appropriate parameters, eliminating the need for manual configuration and reducing operator steps while ensuring optimized treatment for each specific purifier type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If the number of treatment conditions and operational settings is increased to accommodate different blood purifier specifications, then the adaptability to different purifiers improves, but the device complexity and operator burden increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepurifier compatibilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The blood purifier and control device work together in a self-service manner where the purifier automatically provides its identification information and performance characteristics to the control device. The control device then automatically determines and configures the appropriate treatment conditions based on this information, eliminating the need for complex manual setting procedures and reducing operator burden while maintaining high adaptability to different purifier types.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Manufacturing precision

If manual configuration of treatment settings is required for each blood purifier, then precise control over treatment parameters is achieved, but the time required for treatment preparation increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveparameter precisionVSAvoidsetup time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by having the control device automatically read the blood purifier's identification information and performance characteristics, then use this feedback to automatically determine and configure the precise treatment parameters. This closed-loop approach ensures accurate parameter setting matched to each purifier's specific capabilities while dramatically reducing the time required for treatment preparation compared to manual configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP3315149B1Blood purification apparatus and blood purification system
Publication Date: 2023.07.26 NIKKISO CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a blood purification apparatus and a blood purification system that is operable with increased ease even if a blood purifier that requires special treatment conditions and operational settings is used. A blood purification apparatus (1) includes a blood purifier for giving blood purification treatment by purifying blood of a patient; and a control device (13) that executes, in accordance with preset treatment conditions and/or operational settings, an operation for performing the blood purification treatment or an operation associated with the blood purification treatment. The blood purification apparatus includes a registering device (14) that is capable of registering, in advance, the treatment conditions and/or operational settings corresponding to a performance, characteristic, or function of the blood purifier; and a changing device (15) that is capable of changing the treatment conditions and/or operational settings to the treatment conditions and/or operational settings registered by the registering device (14), in accordance with the blood purifier to be used in the blood purification treatment.